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HANSARDSupport for VeteransSince 1921, the Royal British Legion Scotland has supported veterans and their families through education, remembrance and direct support. This weekend, in my constituency in…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Torridge and Tavistock (Sir Geoffrey Cox) on securing…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonOn that point, will the Minister confirm whether, when the Government brought in the £1 million cap, they took into account the size of farming units in any analysis on its impact…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonWill the Minister indulge me one more time?03 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonOnly because I will not have the opportunity to raise this point at the Dispatch Box tomorrow if a Treasury Minister is responding. Will the Minister correct me if I am wrong?…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany veterans who I have spoken to recently are deeply concerned about the Government’s decision to remove the role of Veterans Minister from Cabinet. Will the Secretary of State…18 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Impact on Farming CommunitiesThe Minister’s response to my hon. Friend’s question highlights his arrogance on this issue. He constantly keeps saying that we need to look at the detail, yet his Department and…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseOver the weekend, my fantastic local football club, Silsden, progressed to the third round of the FA vase after beating Ramsbottom, thanks to two first-half goals from Casey…14 Nov 2024HANSARD National Insurance Contributions: HealthcareIn a tweet to the Health Secretary, Caroline Rayment, who is the clinical lead for the Wharfedale and Silsden community partnership, said, “you came to our practice in June and…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Family and Work VisasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate the hon. Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna) on securing this important debate. I…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsRural communities are proud communities, and our farmers work tirelessly around the clock not only to put high-quality food on our plates but, through their businesses, to help to…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI know David well, as a fellow Nuffield farming scholar, and I agree with him on this Budget’s catastrophic consequences. I am not sure how many farmers the Secretary of State…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth (Rupert Lowe) for securing this really important debate. As an island…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, but have to politely disagree, given the concerns that have been raised by businesses and wider industry about the impact that the…05 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. As we have heard, the regulations exercise powers conferred under the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports)…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingRight now, the current Government have a real opportunity to reset the situation as they go into the negotiations with the European Union. Before 2026, there is an opportunity to…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesHow does the Secretary of State expect farmers to do more with less? Why is he happy to hand our next generation of farmers an impossible tax bill? Next, the Government claim that…04 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I start by putting on the record my sheer admiration for a constituent of mine, Clive Smith, who was chair of the Haemophilia Society and has long fought for compensation…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesMr Speaker, “losing a farm is not like losing any other business—it can’t come back.” Those are not my words, but the words of our Prime Minister at the National Farmers Union…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBradford District parking chargesAcross the Bradford district, we are now hearing worrying stories of small businesses losing nearly half their footfall due to the extortionate new parking charges being…30 Oct 2024